Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
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International Botanical Journal covering all aspects of systematic & evolutionary botany of living & fossil plants & fungi 🌺🌿🌴🍄🟫
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Blog: https://www.linnean.org/news/categories/the-paper-trail
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We had a wonderful time yesterday at Exploring Queerness in Natural History.
We're writing up it up to share in a future blog post, but for now here are some pictures of our fantastic curators @aquadan1.bsky.social and Connor Butler, the lunchtime zine-making, and our afternoon panellists.
We're writing up it up to share in a future blog post, but for now here are some pictures of our fantastic curators @aquadan1.bsky.social and Connor Butler, the lunchtime zine-making, and our afternoon panellists.
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We had a wonderful time yesterday at Exploring Queerness in Natural History.
We're writing up it up to share in a future blog post, but for now here are some pictures of our fantastic curators @aquadan1.bsky.social and Connor Butler, the lunchtime zine-making, and our afternoon panellists.
We're writing up it up to share in a future blog post, but for now here are some pictures of our fantastic curators @aquadan1.bsky.social and Connor Butler, the lunchtime zine-making, and our afternoon panellists.
Why not publish your research with a Society Journal? 🧪🌍
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Why not publish your research with a Society Journal? 🧪🌍
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)
We're going down, we're yelling TIMBERRR!
Climate change has influenced genetic diversity & distribution of tropical African trees, but to what extenT? Here, the phylogeography of an endangered timber species was investigated, revealing recurrent range expansion–fragmentation! 🧪
Climate change has influenced genetic diversity & distribution of tropical African trees, but to what extenT? Here, the phylogeography of an endangered timber species was investigated, revealing recurrent range expansion–fragmentation! 🧪
Mid-Pleistocene origin and phylogeographical signatures of recurrent expansion-fragmentation of a highly inbred and endangered African timber legume
Abstract. Past climatic oscillations have influenced the genetic diversity and distribution patterns of tropical African tree species, and possibly their m
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
We're going down, we're yelling TIMBERRR!
Climate change has influenced genetic diversity & distribution of tropical African trees, but to what extenT? Here, the phylogeography of an endangered timber species was investigated, revealing recurrent range expansion–fragmentation! 🧪
Climate change has influenced genetic diversity & distribution of tropical African trees, but to what extenT? Here, the phylogeography of an endangered timber species was investigated, revealing recurrent range expansion–fragmentation! 🧪
Orchid-ding me!!
Found across the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, 3 varieties of the orchid P. godefroyae exist. But why are there three, how do they differ & does the Kra Isthmus act as a barrier? Guess you'll need to read the paper to find out 🧪🌍😉
Found across the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, 3 varieties of the orchid P. godefroyae exist. But why are there three, how do they differ & does the Kra Isthmus act as a barrier? Guess you'll need to read the paper to find out 🧪🌍😉
The roles of Kra Isthmus in shaping the genetic structure of Paphiopedilum godefroyae (Orchidaceae)
Abstract. Paphiopedilum godefroyae is an orchid species endemic to southern Thailand, known for its diverse flowers. It is spread across the Kra Isthmus an
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January 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Orchid-ding me!!
Found across the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, 3 varieties of the orchid P. godefroyae exist. But why are there three, how do they differ & does the Kra Isthmus act as a barrier? Guess you'll need to read the paper to find out 🧪🌍😉
Found across the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, 3 varieties of the orchid P. godefroyae exist. But why are there three, how do they differ & does the Kra Isthmus act as a barrier? Guess you'll need to read the paper to find out 🧪🌍😉
In Europe, only a few N American asters (Symphyotrichum) are naturalised or cultivated, with some exhibiting invasive behaviour & others misidentified. How do we fix this? Understanding their cytogeography (distribution of gene complexes), as done here along the Danube...🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
In Europe, only a few N American asters (Symphyotrichum) are naturalised or cultivated, with some exhibiting invasive behaviour & others misidentified. How do we fix this? Understanding their cytogeography (distribution of gene complexes), as done here along the Danube...🧪🌍
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Accelerating #BiodiversityLoss, environmental degradation & social instability affect tropical & subtropical regions in South America. Museum collections are critical for documenting & preserving biodiversity, yet often get overlooked. Introducing: INALI snake collection (1/2) 🧪🌍
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Fighting biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene: the INALI snake collection as a key resource for natural history in the Global South
Abstract. In the Anthropocene, accelerating biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and social instability are profoundly affecting tropical and subt
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January 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Accelerating #BiodiversityLoss, environmental degradation & social instability affect tropical & subtropical regions in South America. Museum collections are critical for documenting & preserving biodiversity, yet often get overlooked. Introducing: INALI snake collection (1/2) 🧪🌍
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This #AustraliaDay fill your boots by celebrating the discovery of mammal pollination of Banksia! Not only do these smelly plants attract non-flying mammals, they actually exhibit the first compelling evidence of primary pollination by rodents (alongside honey possums)! 🧪
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January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This #AustraliaDay fill your boots by celebrating the discovery of mammal pollination of Banksia! Not only do these smelly plants attract non-flying mammals, they actually exhibit the first compelling evidence of primary pollination by rodents (alongside honey possums)! 🧪
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doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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New Blog Alert! 🚨 🐘
Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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January 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
New Blog Alert! 🚨 🐘
Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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With the diversity of flowers comes the diversity of ways to analyse them, but which is best & how are they linked? Here, combining flower morphology characters of 951 species revealed that the most common characters are rarely found together in 1 flower! 🌍🧪
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#Conservation
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#Conservation
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
With the diversity of flowers comes the diversity of ways to analyse them, but which is best & how are they linked? Here, combining flower morphology characters of 951 species revealed that the most common characters are rarely found together in 1 flower! 🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
#Conservation
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#Conservation
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What do you call a reptile that looks like a lizard but isn't? I'm Nothosaurus...
Helping to understand ecosystem recovery after the PT-extinction, a large new nothosaurian is described, adding to the evidence of large predators in the Tethys shallow seas! 🧪👇
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#FossilFriday
Helping to understand ecosystem recovery after the PT-extinction, a large new nothosaurian is described, adding to the evidence of large predators in the Tethys shallow seas! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
What do you call a reptile that looks like a lizard but isn't? I'm Nothosaurus...
Helping to understand ecosystem recovery after the PT-extinction, a large new nothosaurian is described, adding to the evidence of large predators in the Tethys shallow seas! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday
Helping to understand ecosystem recovery after the PT-extinction, a large new nothosaurian is described, adding to the evidence of large predators in the Tethys shallow seas! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday
This year, why not publish your research with a Society Journal?
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This year, why not publish your research with a Society Journal?
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
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Call these Martians the way they Rove(r)...
The rove beetle genus Xenogaster has 12 described species, yet their biology & interspecific relationships remain poorly understood. Here, a taxonomic revision & phylogenetic analysis uncovers a new genus & a new species! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
The rove beetle genus Xenogaster has 12 described species, yet their biology & interspecific relationships remain poorly understood. Here, a taxonomic revision & phylogenetic analysis uncovers a new genus & a new species! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Call these Martians the way they Rove(r)...
The rove beetle genus Xenogaster has 12 described species, yet their biology & interspecific relationships remain poorly understood. Here, a taxonomic revision & phylogenetic analysis uncovers a new genus & a new species! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
The rove beetle genus Xenogaster has 12 described species, yet their biology & interspecific relationships remain poorly understood. Here, a taxonomic revision & phylogenetic analysis uncovers a new genus & a new species! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Thirty, and flirty and AI-ing?
It's hard to deny the impact AI has had on the world this year, highlighted here in a guest blog about its use in scientific research in our Botanical Journal! Did you know Machine Learning can help detect salt stress in plants? 🌍🧪
Check it out 👇
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It's hard to deny the impact AI has had on the world this year, highlighted here in a guest blog about its use in scientific research in our Botanical Journal! Did you know Machine Learning can help detect salt stress in plants? 🌍🧪
Check it out 👇
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December 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Thirty, and flirty and AI-ing?
It's hard to deny the impact AI has had on the world this year, highlighted here in a guest blog about its use in scientific research in our Botanical Journal! Did you know Machine Learning can help detect salt stress in plants? 🌍🧪
Check it out 👇
buff.ly/pU9nbpv
It's hard to deny the impact AI has had on the world this year, highlighted here in a guest blog about its use in scientific research in our Botanical Journal! Did you know Machine Learning can help detect salt stress in plants? 🌍🧪
Check it out 👇
buff.ly/pU9nbpv
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On the fifth day of Christmas, Linnaeus gave to me...FIVE ANOLES! Well, more like anoles adapting to temperature change in the Andes, as taught to us in this lunchtime lecture! Kicking off the journal series, it contributed to the 1000+ lecture attendees this year! 🌍🧪👇
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December 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
On the fifth day of Christmas, Linnaeus gave to me...FIVE ANOLES! Well, more like anoles adapting to temperature change in the Andes, as taught to us in this lunchtime lecture! Kicking off the journal series, it contributed to the 1000+ lecture attendees this year! 🌍🧪👇
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We all know ornithologists loved naming birds, but less so trying to understand their evolutionary history...
Using the (perfectly named) Buzzing Flowerpecker as a case study, phylogenetic studies revealed rapid evolution & shared genes, making it difficult to draw boundaries...
Using the (perfectly named) Buzzing Flowerpecker as a case study, phylogenetic studies revealed rapid evolution & shared genes, making it difficult to draw boundaries...
Rapid divergence with gene flow creates intractable nodes in the tree of life: An empirical demonstration in the Buzzing Flowerpecker (Dicaeum hypoleucum)
Abstract. The avian tree of life contains a series of famously intractable nodes and controversial relationships whose resolution varies between studies de
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December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We all know ornithologists loved naming birds, but less so trying to understand their evolutionary history...
Using the (perfectly named) Buzzing Flowerpecker as a case study, phylogenetic studies revealed rapid evolution & shared genes, making it difficult to draw boundaries...
Using the (perfectly named) Buzzing Flowerpecker as a case study, phylogenetic studies revealed rapid evolution & shared genes, making it difficult to draw boundaries...
With more twists than Stranger Things, the East Asian Artemisia isn't just a medicinal plant! New research shows its evolutionary history is full of genetic crossovers, hybridisations & ancient divergence! 🌍 🧪 👇
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#UpsideDown
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Multiple molecular data provide new insights into phylogeny and historical biogeography of East Asian Artemisia L. (Asteraceae)
Abstract. Artemisia L. is one of the most diverse genera in the Asteraceae, widely used in agriculture and medicine, with a giant range of complicated taxa
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November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
With more twists than Stranger Things, the East Asian Artemisia isn't just a medicinal plant! New research shows its evolutionary history is full of genetic crossovers, hybridisations & ancient divergence! 🌍 🧪 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
#UpsideDown
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#UpsideDown
Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
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I spy with my little eye, a brand new...butterfly?
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I spy with my little eye, a brand new...butterfly?
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
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What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
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Weevil, weevil, rock you!
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! 🌍👇🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! 🌍👇🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Weevil, weevil, rock you!
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! 🌍👇🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! 🌍👇🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
The pantropical genus Mapania is associated with forest understorey, yet its evolutionary history & species delimitation are poorly known. Here, DNA sequence data was used to change this, highlighting the need for further research to better protect this genus! 🌍 🧪 👇
Phylogeny of Southeast Asian Mapania (Cyperaceae: Mapanioideae) using chloroplast sequence data
Abstract. Mapania (Cyperaceae) is a pantropical genus associated with the forest understorey. Its evolutionary history and species delimitation are poorly
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November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The pantropical genus Mapania is associated with forest understorey, yet its evolutionary history & species delimitation are poorly known. Here, DNA sequence data was used to change this, highlighting the need for further research to better protect this genus! 🌍 🧪 👇
This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
New Species Alert!
Two new species of the genus Cedrela from W Ecuador are described based on extensive comparative analysis, aiding in the classification of their conservation status! Both endangered by #Deforestation, this highlights the importance of continued research 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
Two new species of the genus Cedrela from W Ecuador are described based on extensive comparative analysis, aiding in the classification of their conservation status! Both endangered by #Deforestation, this highlights the importance of continued research 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New Species Alert!
Two new species of the genus Cedrela from W Ecuador are described based on extensive comparative analysis, aiding in the classification of their conservation status! Both endangered by #Deforestation, this highlights the importance of continued research 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
Two new species of the genus Cedrela from W Ecuador are described based on extensive comparative analysis, aiding in the classification of their conservation status! Both endangered by #Deforestation, this highlights the importance of continued research 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
Effective conservation relies on accurate research, monitoring & understanding of species. Here, the first comprehensive IUCN Red List assessment of the High Atlas vascular flora has been done, helping to uncover extinction threats to endemic flora! 🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Effective conservation relies on accurate research, monitoring & understanding of species. Here, the first comprehensive IUCN Red List assessment of the High Atlas vascular flora has been done, helping to uncover extinction threats to endemic flora! 🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...